The Bermuda College and the University of Kent at Canterbury have announced that the second round of students participating in the two-year Kent Law School programme in Bermuda will graduatie in a ceremony on July 30.

Seven of the 27 students registered with the programme will be graduating at that time.

Of those seven, three will graduate with merit: Robert Aldridge, Dr. John Obafunwa, and Wendy Richardson. Ms Richardson received a grant from Appleby, Spurling & Kempe for the duration of her studies, and will be continuing on at the University of Kent at Canterbury, beginning Part II of the LLB in October of this year.

One student, Tony Hay, will graduate with distinction. Mr. Hay is the first student to graduate with this achievement.

The other graduating students are Terica Esposito, Samantha Adams, and Miriam Rogers.

The graduates, aged between 21 and 44, are in a variety of professions, including banking, nursing, sales, finance and the Island's pathologist. Three of the graduates will continue with their studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury. One will attend another law school in the UK, and the remainder will use their new knowledge to advance their professional careers.

The LLB Part I Programme is a two-year part-time programme leaving to a certificate in Law and Society. It is equivalent to one year's full-time study at the first year undergraduate level, and is designed for people who want to pursue a career as a lawyer or want to enhance their job skills, for instance by understanding the procedures of the legal system.

The students access and download lectures from both the Kent Law School website and the Bermuda College website. Weekly seminars are taught two nights (part-time) and four nights (full-time) for two hours per night by local lawyers.

Dr. Stephen Pethick, University of Kent Bachelor of Laws Part I programme co-ordinator and chief examiner for Kent Law School, will give the graduates their certificates.